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  • 1. Who is the main character in 'Spirited Away'?
A) Yubaba
B) No-Face
C) Chihiro
D) Haku
  • 2. What does Chihiro's parents turn into after eating at the abandoned amusement park?
A) Pigs
B) Dogs
C) Cats
D) Ducks
  • 3. What is the name of the river spirit that Chihiro helps in the bathhouse?
A) Kamaji
B) Haku
C) Yubaba
D) No-Face
  • 4. What does Chihiro promise Haku she will not do while in the spirit world?
A) Return to the human world
B) Eat any food
C) Forget him
D) Leave the bathhouse
  • 5. What is Chihiro's new name given by Yubaba?
A) Sen
B) Haku
C) Lin
D) Yubaba
  • 6. What is the name of the spirit that has many arms and works in the boiler room?
A) Kamaji
B) Zeniba
C) No-Face
D) Haku
  • 7. What animal form does Zeniba's assistant, Haku, turn into?
A) Fox
B) Dragon
C) Cat
D) Bird
  • 8. What is the name of the witch who runs the bathhouse?
A) Kamaji
B) Yubaba
C) Lin
D) Zeniba
  • 9. Who directed the film 'Spirited Away'?
A) Kirk Wise
B) John Lasseter
C) Toshio Suzuki
D) Hayao Miyazaki
  • 10. Which studio animated 'Spirited Away'?
A) Disney Animation Studios
B) Toho
C) Pixar
D) Studio Ghibli
  • 11. Who distributed 'Spirited Away' in Japan?
A) Pixar
B) Toho
C) Walt Disney Studios
D) Studio Ghibli
  • 12. Who convinced Walt Disney Studios to buy the North American distribution rights for 'Spirited Away'?
A) Toshio Suzuki
B) Hayao Miyazaki
C) Kirk Wise
D) John Lasseter
  • 13. What award did 'Spirited Away' win at the 75th Academy Awards?
A) Academy Award for Best Animated Feature
B) Golden Bear
C) Oscar for Best Picture
D) BAFTA Award for Best Film
  • 14. What is the name of the spirit world bathhouse where Chihiro works?
A) Zeniba's bathhouse
B) Kamaji's bathhouse
C) Boh's bathhouse
D) Yubaba's bathhouse
  • 15. What does Haku warn Chihiro about before she enters the spirit world?
A) Not to eat any food
B) To return across the riverbed before sunset
C) To find her parents immediately
D) To avoid talking to spirits
  • 16. Who is Kamaji in 'Spirited Away'?
A) A spirit of a polluted river
B) Yubaba's twin sister
C) Chihiro's father
D) The boiler-man commanding soot sprites
  • 17. What creature does Chihiro mistakenly think is a customer?
A) Haku
B) Boh
C) Lin
D) No-Face
  • 18. Who gives Chihiro a magic emetic dumpling as a token of gratitude?
A) Zeniba
B) The spirit of the polluted river
C) Kamaji
D) Yubaba
  • 19. What does Zeniba reveal about Haku's identity?
A) He is a soot sprite
B) He is the spirit of the Kohaku River
C) He is a shikigami spirit
D) He is Yubaba's son
  • 20. What does Zeniba give Chihiro to protect her?
A) A shikigami spirit
B) A golden seal
C) A magic emetic dumpling
D) A magic protective hairband
  • 21. What happens to Chihiro's contract when she passes Yubaba's test?
A) She is promoted to supervisor
B) She becomes Yubaba's assistant
C) It disappears and her real name is restored
D) She gets a raise at the bathhouse
  • 22. What does Chihiro see before leaving for her new home?
A) No-Face following her
B) The tunnel still open, wearing Zeniba's hairband
C) Her parents turning back into humans
D) Haku transforming into a dragon
  • 23. What was the budget for the production of Spirited Away?
A) ¥1.5 billion (US$12 million).
B) ¥1.7 billion (US$14 million).
C) ¥2 billion (US$16 million).
D) ¥1.9 billion (US$15 million).
  • 24. Which company's investment allowed Disney the right of first refusal for North American distribution?
A) Tokuma Shoten's investment.
B) Disney's 10% investment.
C) Mitsubishi's investment.
D) Nippon Television Network's investment.
  • 25. What was a major difficulty Miyazaki faced during the production of Spirited Away?
A) Securing funding from various companies.
B) Reducing the film's length.
C) Finding inspiration for the bathhouse setting.
D) Animating characters using computer software.
  • 26. Which traditional Japanese inn served as an inspiration for the film?
A) Jiufen, Taiwan.
B) Dōgo Onsen.
C) A fictional inn created by Miyazaki.
D) Notoya Ryokan in Yamagata Prefecture.
  • 27. What did Miyazaki feel nostalgic about when visiting the Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum?
A) Traditional Japanese inns.
B) The Pseudo-Western style buildings from the Meiji period.
C) Modern Japanese architecture.
D) European-style buildings.
  • 28. Which company did not contribute to the production of Spirited Away?
A) Jiufen Tourism Board.
B) Mitsubishi.
C) Tokuma Shoten.
D) Nippon Television Network.
  • 29. What did Miyazaki want the film to be, despite initial challenges?
A) A direct adaptation of a Japanese book.
B) A romantic story for teenagers.
C) Filled with elaborate and complex scenes.
D) Simple with less 'eye candy'.
  • 30. Who composed and conducted the film score for Spirited Away?
A) John Lasseter
B) Kirk Wise
C) Joe Hisaishi
D) Donald W. Ernst
  • 31. What is the approval rating of 'Spirited Away' on Rotten Tomatoes?
A) 96%
B) 89%
C) 85%
D) 78%
  • 32. Who decides to take care of No-Face at the end of the film?
A) Haku
B) Yubaba
C) Zeniba
D) Chihiro
  • 33. Which film did Spirited Away surpass to become NTV's most-watched film of all time?
A) Princess Mononoke
B) Kiki's Delivery Service
C) Howl's Moving Castle
D) My Neighbor Totoro
  • 34. Which director named 'Spirited Away' as one of the influences for their film 'Turning Red'?
A) Jennifer Lee
B) Domee Shi
C) Pete Docter
D) Brad Bird
  • 35. Which magazine ranked 'Spirited Away' as the thirteenth-best animated film in 2010?
A) IGN
B) Time Out
C) Variety
D) Rotten Tomatoes
  • 36. When was the world premiere of the stage adaptation of Spirited Away planned?
A) February 2023
B) August 2023
C) 28 February 2022
D) April 2024
  • 37. When was the European premiere of the stage adaptation scheduled?
A) December 2025
B) February 2022
C) April 2024
D) August 2023
  • 38. Which company acquired the North American sale rights to Spirited Away?
A) The Walt Disney Company
B) Toho
C) Optimum Releasing
D) Wild Bunch
  • 39. On which UK channel did Spirited Away first air in 2010?
A) BBC One
B) BBC2
C) ITV
D) Channel 4
  • 40. Where did Spirited Away premiere in English?
A) Toronto International Film Festival
B) France
C) Hong Kong
D) United States
  • 41. Which folklore heavily influences the themes of 'Spirited Away'?
A) Norse mythology
B) Egyptian mythology
C) Japanese Shinto-Buddhist folklore
D) Greek mythology
  • 42. How much did Spirited Away gross in its opening weekend in the United States?
A) $450,000
B) $10 million
C) $13.1 million
D) $224 million
  • 43. Who released the song 'Chihiro' in 2024?
A) Kanna Hashimoto
B) Hayao Miyazaki
C) John Lasseter
D) Billie Eilish
  • 44. What rank did 'Spirited Away' achieve on Time Out magazine's list of 'The 100 Best Movies of All Time'?
A) Sixty-first
B) Fifty-fifth
C) Thirty-second
D) Forty-sixth
  • 45. In which year did IGN rank 'Spirited Away' as the 12th-best animated film of all time?
A) 2025
B) 2005
C) 2010
D) 2022
  • 46. Which critic praised 'Spirited Away' for its voice acting and direction?
A) Elvis Mitchell
B) Roger Ebert
C) Kenneth Turan
D) Derek Elley
  • 47. Which film director said that 'Spirited Away' might be better than any Disney films he has ever seen?
A) Steven Spielberg
B) James Cameron
C) George Lucas
D) Peter Jackson
  • 48. When was Spirited Away released theatrically in China?
A) 21 June 2019
B) 7 September 2002
C) 12 September 2003
D) 13 December 2001
  • 49. Who was the co-producer for the English adaptation of Spirited Away?
A) Donald W. Ernst
B) Michael Eisner
C) Kirk Wise
D) John Lasseter
  • 50. Who wrote the lyrics for the closing song "Always With Me"?
A) Youmi Kimura
B) Ayaka Hirahara
C) Joe Hisaishi
D) Wakako Kaku
  • 51. Which film's production designer was inspired by the spiritual elements in 'Spirited Away'?
A) Moana
B) Frozen
C) Coco
D) Zootopia
  • 52. Who performed the role of Chihiro in the English dub of Spirited Away?
A) Lauren Holly
B) Daveigh Chase
C) Susan Egan
D) Suzanne Pleshette
  • 53. Which film critic compared 'Spirited Away' to Lewis Carroll's 'Through the Looking-Glass'?
A) Kenneth Turan
B) Derek Elley
C) Roger Ebert
D) Elvis Mitchell
  • 54. When did Spirited Away first release in Japan?
A) 7 September 2002
B) 13 December 2001
C) 12 September 2003
D) 20 July 2001
  • 55. Which film was ranked alongside 'Spirited Away' on Sight & Sound's greatest films list in 2022?
A) My Neighbor Totoro
B) Kiki's Delivery Service
C) Princess Mononoke
D) Howl's Moving Castle
  • 56. What did Roger Ebert add 'Spirited Away' to, besides calling it one of the year's best films?
A) The Academy Awards nominations
B) IGN's top animated films
C) His 'Great Movies' list
D) Metacritic's highest-rated films
  • 57. In what year did BBC place 'Spirited Away' fourth on its list of the 100 Greatest Films of the 21st Century?
A) 2016
B) 2020
C) 2001
D) 2010
  • 58. What position did 'Spirited Away' hold in Empire magazine's 'The 100 Best Films of World Cinema' list in 2010?
A) Thirtieth
B) Twentieth
C) Fifth
D) Tenth
  • 59. Which film did Spirited Away beat at the Chinese box office during its opening weekend?
A) Spider-Man: Far From Home
B) Princess Mononoke
C) Titanic
D) Toy Story 4
  • 60. Which company released Spirited Away on VHS and DVD in Japan?
A) Walt Disney Studios Japan
B) GKIDS
C) Optimum Releasing
D) Buena Vista Home Entertainment
  • 61. Which company acquired the rights to Spirited Away in the United Kingdom?
A) Optimum Releasing
B) Wild Bunch
C) Disney
D) Toho
  • 62. What concept in 'Spirited Away' embodies a sense of regret towards waste?
A) On
B) Mottainai
C) Kami
D) Shōjo
  • 63. Which critic gave 'Spirited Away' a full four stars?
A) Elvis Mitchell
B) Roger Ebert
C) Kenneth Turan
D) Derek Elley
  • 64. For which film was the song "Always With Me" originally intended?
A) Princess Mononoke
B) My Neighbor Totoro
C) Rin the Chimney Painter
D) Spirited Away
  • 65. What role does food play in 'Spirited Away'?
A) Food is irrelevant to the plot
B) Food has metamorphic qualities
C) Food is scarce and rationed
D) Food is used as a weapon
  • 66. In which year did 'Spirited Away' rank number 9 on The New York Times' list of 'The 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century.'?
A) 2025
B) 2016
C) 2022
D) 2017
  • 67. Which Disney co-director joined John Lasseter in directing the English adaptation of Spirited Away?
A) John Ratzenberger
B) Donald W. Ernst
C) Michael Eisner
D) Kirk Wise
  • 68. Which film did Spirited Away surpass to become the highest-grossing film in Japanese history?
A) Princess Mononoke
B) Toy Story 4
C) Spider-Man: Far From Home
D) Titanic
  • 69. Where was the European premiere of the stage adaptation announced to take place?
A) New York City
B) Tokyo
C) Paris
D) The London Coliseum
  • 70. Which character's original Japanese-language lip movements were matched in the English dub?
A) Chihiro only
B) All characters
C) Haku only
D) Yubaba only
  • 71. Which orchestra performed the soundtrack of Spirited Away?
A) London Symphony Orchestra
B) New Japan Philharmonic
C) Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra
D) Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra
  • 72. Which organization declared 'Spirited Away' to be the all-time best animated film?
A) The New York Times
B) Vice
C) Time Magazine
D) BBC
  • 73. On what date was Spirited Away released on Blu-ray in the United Kingdom by StudioCanal UK?
A) 25 October 2021
B) 17 December 2019
C) 24 November 2014
D) 29 March 2004
  • 74. Which actress provided the voice for Yubaba in the English dub?
A) Suzanne Pleshette
B) Susan Egan
C) Lauren Holly
D) Susanne Pleshette
  • 75. Which critic praised 'Spirited Away' for its animation and music?
A) Derek Elley
B) Elvis Mitchell
C) Kenneth Turan
D) Roger Ebert
  • 76. Who is the professor of film, television, and media studies that commented on 'Spirited Away'?
A) Domee Shi
B) Rayna Denison
C) Harley Jessup
D) Ken Firpo
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